Nancy Coogan to Leave SPS for Tukwila
From the Tukwila Reporter:
The new superintendent of the Tukwila School District is Nancy Coogan, a Seattle Public Schools administrator, chosen unanimously by the Tukwila School Board on Saturday.
The district will now offer the positon to Coogan; still to be completed are contract negotiations and a background check.
I found her biography (as provided by the district) interesting (partial):
DR.NANCY COOGAN is Executive Director of the Central Region of Seattle Public Schools. In this role she oversees all aspects of K-12 schools, serving 10,500 students in Seattle's most impacted neighborhoods, as well as the World School for international students whose formal education has been interrupted. She has collaborated with the school board in development of a five-year strategic plan, led efforts in Special Education compliance and provided professional development for all 93 schools.
I'm not sure I know what "most impacted neighborhoods" means.
Let's see that makes Enfield, Brockman and now Coogan. It appears SPS is a good training ground for superintendents.
(And in the category of "hmmm", I noticed that Susan Enfield has a picture up in the lobby of headquarters along with the other superintendents. What's odd about that is that she never was a permanent superintendent so I don't know why she's there).
The new superintendent of the Tukwila School District is Nancy Coogan, a Seattle Public Schools administrator, chosen unanimously by the Tukwila School Board on Saturday.
The district will now offer the positon to Coogan; still to be completed are contract negotiations and a background check.
I found her biography (as provided by the district) interesting (partial):
DR.NANCY COOGAN is Executive Director of the Central Region of Seattle Public Schools. In this role she oversees all aspects of K-12 schools, serving 10,500 students in Seattle's most impacted neighborhoods, as well as the World School for international students whose formal education has been interrupted. She has collaborated with the school board in development of a five-year strategic plan, led efforts in Special Education compliance and provided professional development for all 93 schools.
I'm not sure I know what "most impacted neighborhoods" means.
Let's see that makes Enfield, Brockman and now Coogan. It appears SPS is a good training ground for superintendents.
(And in the category of "hmmm", I noticed that Susan Enfield has a picture up in the lobby of headquarters along with the other superintendents. What's odd about that is that she never was a permanent superintendent so I don't know why she's there).
Comments
i know some special families who are glad to see Coogan go.
Musical chairs. And a subset of richly-rewarded district staff reaching for the gold ring, while teachers are hung out to dry.
-Annie
?!?
staffer in the know
Solvay Girl
One Mom
-pickle
This is the trademark behavior of this administrator.
reader
Educators, or mercenaries?
WSDWG
Why do you begrudge anyone moving on to a different job? Are the Nancy Coogans and Phil Brockmans - the latter I heard described this weekend by a teacher in his former school as the hands-down, best principal she's ever worked under - supposed to just sit tight in Seattle out of some kind of charity to SPS? Turn away opportunity? I can't believe the pettiness here.
I don't begrudge a teacher moving to get his/her principal credentials for the same reason. I say more power to them. I suppose they shouldn't aspire to anything else either?
Moose
As soon as someone would be in her/his position just enough time that s/he could be responsible and/ or accountable for some serious decisions, they are gone (to a better or a worse job that depends where you are looking at from).
Good luck to you, Ms Coogan anyway. I hope you won't have any problematic case in your new school district because how you handled Mr K and Ms G at Lowell was substandard.
HIMS mom
Another Reader
-SWWS
Mr White
: )
So, yes, career climbing of Exec Dirs and principals seems to be the raison de'tre of SPS.